Chapter 971: Striving to Enter Xiliang
Xiao Yeyang didn't expect that Yan Wenxiu actually brought back a group of teachers for him.
Yan Wenxiu smiled. He had not expected that these teachers would be so interested in pinyin. He did not even have to persuade them, but these people were willing to follow him to Xiliang.
Xiao Yeyang asked Defu to arrange accommodation for the teachers. It was the end of the year and it was cold, so they had to make sure the teachers didn't catch a cold.
"This Xiliang doesn't seem as poor as I imagined."
"Especially the section near Liangdu, it seems quite lively, and every household is filled with the festive atmosphere."
"By the way, have you noticed? The roads in Liangdu City seem to be very flat. They say they're made of some kind of cement."
"Yes, after the snow melted, the ground was not muddy at all, it was still clean."
"Look, the place we live in is actually covered with glass. It's even better than the treatment we get at the academy."
"You are talking nonsense. We are guests of King Weiyuan after all."
"We should not consider ourselves guests. We are here to learn pinyin. We should be humble."
"On the way, Lord Yan wanted us to stay in Xiliang to teach. What do you think?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
Although Xiliang is not as poor as they imagined, there is still a certain gap compared with other places, and most people don’t really want to stay here.
Weiyuan Palace.
Seeing that Xiao Yeyang was free, Daohua was curious: "Why didn't you go to Dusi today?"
Xiao Yeyang was speechless and said, "My dear princess, today is the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, and you won't let me rest for a while?"
Daohua smiled and said, "I'm used to seeing you busy, so I'm a little uncomfortable with all this free time." After a pause, she said, "Didn't my elder brother bring a lot of teachers over for you? Why don't you meet them?"
Xiao Yeyang: "What's there to see? There's nothing free in this world. If they want to learn pinyin, fine. They can stay in Liangdu Prefecture to study and teach. I've already told Defu to tell them. Whether they want to stay or not is up to them."
Daohua: "Is your school completed?"
Xiao Yeyang: "This time when Wen Xiu returned to the capital, he had already reported to the Emperor's uncle that next year all the garrisons in Xiliang will begin to fully establish prefectures, states, and counties."
"I have already had the Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office and the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's Office built. As for the provincial school, I have also built it. I have also ordered the construction of government offices in other garrisons."
Daohua smiled and said, "No wonder you are so busy every day, you do so many things."
Xiao Yeyang: "To govern Xiliang, we must first establish the most basic administrative institutions." He paused and said, "Next year, Xiliang will probably start to become lively."
Daohua nodded. With the establishment of prefectures, states and counties in Xiliang, a large number of positions were created instantly. Now that Xiliang is stable, there will still be people who want to come here even though it is remote and cold.
Especially after the establishment of Ganzhou Prefecture, Brother Dong achieved good political achievements there, which will definitely attract some officials.
At this time, Defu came over and said that there was something going on at the Dusi and Xiao Yeyang needed to make a decision.
Xiao Yeyang sighed: "My son is getting more and more interesting as he grows up. I don't even want to work as a clerk anymore."
Daohua said unhappily, "That's because you only played with your son. You don't know how irritating this kid can be when he's irritating."
Xiao Yeyang retorted: "My son seems to be very well behaved."
Daohua immediately said, "Then go to the amusement park now and bring that kid back."
Xiao Yeyang knew that his son was very active. If he was called back before he had enough fun, he would definitely cry. Once his son cried, his uncle and mother would definitely catch him and scold him.
"I have to go to the Dusi. I'll teach that brat a lesson when I come back."
Watching Xiao Yeyang walk away quickly, Daohua curled her lips: "Xiao Yeyang was reluctant to be a strict father, so he forced me to become a strict mother."
Guyu smiled and said, "But the person closest to the young prince is still the princess."
Hearing this, Daohua smiled and said, "That brat still has some conscience. Let's go and catch him. We've been playing for so long, don't let him get cold."
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor announced at the morning court that Xiliang would establish a prefecture, state, and county, and asked the Ministry of Personnel to draw up a list of officials to take up the post.
When the news came out, all the officials were in an uproar.
Official positions in the capital were strictly enforced, and local officials had to wait for someone to step down before a new person could take up their position. This meant that many officials had to wait for their turn. Even the sons of aristocratic families could not necessarily be appointed if they wanted to.
Now that there are so many new official positions in Xiliang, everyone is tempted.
As a result, many people did not have a good New Year this year and were all looking for connections and opportunities.
Fang family.
The Fang family members looked at Fang Shuo with a gloomy face and were all speechless.
Mr. and Mrs. Fang were full of regret. If the second son had not divorced Yan Yile, with the relationship between the Yan family and the Weiyuan Palace, the second son would definitely have been able to get a high-ranking official position in Xiliang.
I heard that the second and third uncles of the Yan family will directly take up the post of prefect after the government starts building the mansion next year. The prefect is a fourth-rank official. If they follow the procedures and work their way up from the bottom step by step, how many years will it take?
The eldest and third sons of the Fang family looked at Fang Shuo with some sympathy. Their second brother was so unlucky. He had been married to Yan Yile for many years and had never benefited from the Yan family. Now the opportunity for divorce had just come.
What a pity, what a pity!
After Yan Yile heard the news, she laughed out loud and tears came out of her eyes.
Why did she have to divorce Fang Shuo?
Because she accidentally heard Fang Shuo and his favorite concubine say that he married her just to seek a good future with the help of the Yan family, and the accidental encounter at the Yongqing Earl's Mansion was also carefully planned by him.
He had no affection for her at all. If it weren't for the Yan family, he wouldn't even be interested in looking at her.
Stupid and unaware
This is Fang Shuo’s evaluation of her!
God is really helping her. Fang Shuo must be regretting it now, right? She just wants him to regret it, to regret divorcing her, to regret treating her badly.
Didn't he dote on that concubine? Then let that concubine help him find a future!
Yan Yile thought about this angrily.
Didn't Fang Shuo look down on her? Now that he was separated from her, he could only go back to that remote Huzhou and be his sixth-rank Tongzhi.
While various forces in the capital were competing for official positions in Xiliang, the Weiyuan Palace was happily celebrating the New Year.
This year, Yan Yihan and his wife, and Yan Yishuang and his wife all came to Liangdu to celebrate the New Year.
Xue Yi and You Kai saw that Dong Yuanxuan had also come to Liangdu, and they quickly took the opportunity to ask him about the difficulties and problems that might be encountered in the initial construction of the government office.
Dong Yuanxuan did not hide anything and told Xue Yi and You Kai about the problems and experiences he encountered.
After the Lantern Festival, Dong Yuanxuan and others returned to their respective guard posts.
After they left, Daohua couldn't help but ask, "What if the officials sent by the court don't do anything when each garrison is established?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "I have already submitted a memorial to the Emperor's uncle regarding this matter. The Emperor's uncle also wants to govern Xiliang well, and the officials who come here will not be incompetent."
Daohua: "That's good. Xiliang has finally made some progress under your leadership. Please don't ruin it."
(End of this chapter)
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